Mathew's Style Center has been at the corner of South and Ninth streets in Lafayette since 2007. Owner Larry Mathews he expects the shop to be there for many more years.'

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The land occupied by a small barbershop is on its way to being rezoned back to commercial use, which the county said will clear up more than 10 years of uncertainty about its future.

The Area Plan Commission voted Wednesday to approve transforming the triangular patch of land at the corner of South Ninth and South streets from a residential zone to a neighborhood business zone. The Lafayette City Council will take up the matter in October.

"The main reason behind this request is to legitimize the zoning, to recognize that this land has been used commercially for decades," county planner John ...